Chapter 27 of Trumps is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Trumps is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
POLITICS. "In course; I sez to ma--why, Lord bless me, it must have been three or four years ago--that 'twould all turn out so. What's rotten will come to pieces, ma, sez I. Every year she sez to me, sez she, why ain't the Newts failed yet? as you said they was going to. Jest you be quiet, sez I, ma, it's comin'. So 'twas.
Chapter 27 of Trumps is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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give a benediction to
From this reading “"In course; I sez to ma--why, Lord bless me, it must have been three or four years ago--that 'twould all turn out so.”
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading “What's rotten will come to pieces, ma, sez I. Every year she sez to me, sez she, why ain't the Newts failed yet? as you said they was going to.”
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “Jest you be quiet, sez I, ma, it's comin'.”
plural of “newt” — small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia
From this reading “What's rotten will come to pieces, ma, sez I. Every year she sez to me, sez she, why ain't the Newts failed yet? as you said they was going to.”
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading “What's rotten will come to pieces, ma, sez I. Every year she sez to me, sez she, why ain't the Newts failed yet? as you said they was going to.”
social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power
From this reading “POLITICS.”
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “Jest you be quiet, sez I, ma, it's comin'.”
very bad
From this reading “What's rotten will come to pieces, ma, sez I. Every year she sez to me, sez she, why ain't the Newts failed yet? as you said they was going to.”
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in the past
From this reading "In course; I sez to ma--why, Lord bless me, it must have been three or four years ago--that 'twould all turn out so.
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From this reading What's rotten will come to pieces, ma, sez I. Every year she sez to me, sez she, why ain't the Newts failed yet? as you said they was going to.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "In course; I sez to ma--why, Lord bless me, it must have been three or four years ago--that 'twould all turn out so.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What's rotten will come to pieces, ma, sez I. Every year she sez to me, sez she, why ain't the Newts failed yet? as you said they was going to.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Jest you be quiet, sez I, ma, it's comin'.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "In course; I sez to ma--why, Lord bless me, it must have been three or four years ago--that 'twould all turn out so.
give a benediction to
From this reading "In course; I sez to ma--why, Lord bless me, it must have been three or four years ago--that 'twould all turn out so.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading What's rotten will come to pieces, ma, sez I. Every year she sez to me, sez she, why ain't the Newts failed yet? as you said they was going to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jest you be quiet, sez I, ma, it's comin'.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "In course; I sez to ma--why, Lord bless me, it must have been three or four years ago--that 'twould all turn out so.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading What's rotten will come to pieces, ma, sez I. Every year she sez to me, sez she, why ain't the Newts failed yet? as you said they was going to.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading What's rotten will come to pieces, ma, sez I. Every year she sez to me, sez she, why ain't the Newts failed yet? as you said they was going to.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading "In course; I sez to ma--why, Lord bless me, it must have been three or four years ago--that 'twould all turn out so.
the act of departing
From this reading What's rotten will come to pieces, ma, sez I. Every year she sez to me, sez she, why ain't the Newts failed yet? as you said they was going to.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "In course; I sez to ma--why, Lord bless me, it must have been three or four years ago--that 'twould all turn out so.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "In course; I sez to ma--why, Lord bless me, it must have been three or four years ago--that 'twould all turn out so.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In course; I sez to ma--why, Lord bless me, it must have been three or four years ago--that 'twould all turn out so.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "In course; I sez to ma--why, Lord bless me, it must have been three or four years ago--that 'twould all turn out so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jest you be quiet, sez I, ma, it's comin'.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading Jest you be quiet, sez I, ma, it's comin'.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "In course; I sez to ma--why, Lord bless me, it must have been three or four years ago--that 'twould all turn out so.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading "In course; I sez to ma--why, Lord bless me, it must have been three or four years ago--that 'twould all turn out so.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "In course; I sez to ma--why, Lord bless me, it must have been three or four years ago--that 'twould all turn out so.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "In course; I sez to ma--why, Lord bless me, it must have been three or four years ago--that 'twould all turn out so.
plural of “newt” — small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia
From this reading What's rotten will come to pieces, ma, sez I. Every year she sez to me, sez she, why ain't the Newts failed yet? as you said they was going to.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "In course; I sez to ma--why, Lord bless me, it must have been three or four years ago--that 'twould all turn out so.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "In course; I sez to ma--why, Lord bless me, it must have been three or four years ago--that 'twould all turn out so.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading What's rotten will come to pieces, ma, sez I. Every year she sez to me, sez she, why ain't the Newts failed yet? as you said they was going to.
social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power
From this reading POLITICS.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Jest you be quiet, sez I, ma, it's comin'.
very bad
From this reading What's rotten will come to pieces, ma, sez I. Every year she sez to me, sez she, why ain't the Newts failed yet? as you said they was going to.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading What's rotten will come to pieces, ma, sez I. Every year she sez to me, sez she, why ain't the Newts failed yet? as you said they was going to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In course; I sez to ma--why, Lord bless me, it must have been three or four years ago--that 'twould all turn out so.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What's rotten will come to pieces, ma, sez I. Every year she sez to me, sez she, why ain't the Newts failed yet? as you said they was going to.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "In course; I sez to ma--why, Lord bless me, it must have been three or four years ago--that 'twould all turn out so.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "In course; I sez to ma--why, Lord bless me, it must have been three or four years ago--that 'twould all turn out so.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What's rotten will come to pieces, ma, sez I. Every year she sez to me, sez she, why ain't the Newts failed yet? as you said they was going to.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What's rotten will come to pieces, ma, sez I. Every year she sez to me, sez she, why ain't the Newts failed yet? as you said they was going to.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "In course; I sez to ma--why, Lord bless me, it must have been three or four years ago--that 'twould all turn out so.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "In course; I sez to ma--why, Lord bless me, it must have been three or four years ago--that 'twould all turn out so.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading "In course; I sez to ma--why, Lord bless me, it must have been three or four years ago--that 'twould all turn out so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So 'twas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In course; I sez to ma--why, Lord bless me, it must have been three or four years ago--that 'twould all turn out so.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What's rotten will come to pieces, ma, sez I. Every year she sez to me, sez she, why ain't the Newts failed yet? as you said they was going to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What's rotten will come to pieces, ma, sez I. Every year she sez to me, sez she, why ain't the Newts failed yet? as you said they was going to.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "In course; I sez to ma--why, Lord bless me, it must have been three or four years ago--that 'twould all turn out so.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading What's rotten will come to pieces, ma, sez I. Every year she sez to me, sez she, why ain't the Newts failed yet? as you said they was going to.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading What's rotten will come to pieces, ma, sez I. Every year she sez to me, sez she, why ain't the Newts failed yet? as you said they was going to.
a late time of life
From this reading "In course; I sez to ma--why, Lord bless me, it must have been three or four years ago--that 'twould all turn out so.
but in spite of that
From this reading What's rotten will come to pieces, ma, sez I. Every year she sez to me, sez she, why ain't the Newts failed yet? as you said they was going to.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What's rotten will come to pieces, ma, sez I. Every year she sez to me, sez she, why ain't the Newts failed yet? as you said they was going to.
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